How to Use the Union Jack in a Sentence

the Union Jack

noun
  • The Mall is lined with the Union Jack flag as well as various flags from the Commonwealth.
    Maria Mercedes Lara, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
  • The flip side is covered with thousands of diamonds, arranged in the shape of the Union Jack.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • For our money, this outfit is meant to represent a portion of the Union Jack (British flag).
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The brothers and sister, who follow their father Prince William in the line of succession, adorably wore red, white and blue — the colors of the Union Jack flag.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
  • Taken together, her first three outfits of the coronation are the three colors of the Union Jack: red, white, and blue.
    Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 13 May 2023
  • The bike’s five-piece body and eight-liter fuel tank are finished in battleship grey and adorned with the Union Jack, the gold Méttise logo, and a reproduction of the star’s signature.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Throughout the coronation, Kate Middleton's fashion choices stuck to a simple color palette: those hues of the Union Jack.
    Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 13 May 2023

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